This week, HeHe navigates the emotional highs and lows of late pregnancy—from tears over Instagram posts and missing comfort foods to intense pelvic and urethral pressure that feels like something is pressing on her urethra. Braxton Hicks contractions are increasing day and night, with magnesium offering limited relief. Amid the intensity, practical progress continues: her full birth team completed a dry run, her birth tub has been ordered, and she’s begun push prep with her pelvic floor physical therapist. Thoughtful postpartum planning is also underway, including meal services and visitor boundaries, making the approaching arrival feel very real.
Up Next in Growing with Hehe Season 1
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Episode 29 - Growing with HeHe
Full term has arrived, and HeHe is feeling every moment. Her TNF-alpha levels are in range, and she’s awaiting GBS results—while experimenting with garlic, probiotics, and even roasted garlic discussions. Urethral pain finally eases thanks to baby repositioning, chiropractic care, inversions, and...
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Episode 30 - Growing with HeHe
In Episode 30, HeHe reaches her due date (week 40 “on paper”) and shares that things are officially “getting real” as her body ramps up with late-pregnancy changes. She describes a wave of physical symptoms, including significant pelvic pressure, along with stronger, lower, and earlier Braxton Hi...
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Episode 31 - Growing with HeHe
In Episode 31, HeHe shares a special, real-time glimpse into the very early stages of labor as her body shifts from days of mounting pressure into active change. After a week of intense heaviness, daily Braxton Hicks, and a growing sense that the baby was extremely low, the defining moment came w...
